Acupicta bubases
| Acupicta bubases | |
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| Figure 26 in Rhopalocera Malayana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Acupicta |
| Species: | A. bubases
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| Binomial name | |
| Acupicta bubases | |
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Acupicta bubases is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family. It was named by Hewitson in 1875. It is found in Southeast Asia - Peninsular Malaya, Borneo (A. b. matsudai Okubo, 2007). It is a very large species with an expanse of almost 40 mm. Upper surface of male lavender-blue, with a black distal margin of 2 mm width; in the anal area of the hindwing there is a small yellowish marginal band in front of which there are 3 large blackish spots bordered with light. Under surface yellowish-red with some transverse chains of roundish dark brown spots between which the small lustrous stripes are interspersed. Malacca. Since a long time no more found again, presumably extremely rare and local. [2]
Subspecies
- Acupicta bubases bubases (Peninsular Malaysia)
- Acupicta bubases matsudai Okubo, 2007 (Borneo: Sabah)
References
- ^ Hewitson, 1875; Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 12 (2): 38
- ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
Wikispecies has information related to Acupicta bubases.
- "Acupicta Eliot, 1973" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 6, 2017.